In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times: Linda Greenhouse will have an article headlined “Justices Weigh if Cash Hidden Is Cash Laundered.”

And in other news, “Court Considers Protecting Drug Makers From Lawsuits.”

“‘Troll Tracker’ Tracked to Cisco IP Team; The mystery blogger who took IP holding companies to task is forced to unveil himself as a top IP attorney for tech giant Cisco”: law.com provides this article reporting on this blog post at “Patent Troll Tracker.”

“The Right to Counsel, in the Right Situations”: You can access at this link tomorrow’s installment of Adam Liptak’s “Sidebar” column published in The New York Times. The essay focuses on Zacarias Moussaoui’s opening brief for appellant, filed recently in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

My earlier coverage of that brief appears at this link.

“Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to speak”: Princeton University has issued a news release that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will give an address on ‘The Role of the Courts in a Liberal Democracy’ at 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, in McCosh 50 on the Princeton University campus. The lecture is free, but is a ticketed event open primarily to University students, faculty and staff, with a limited number of tickets available to the general public.”

“Solicitor General shares insight on highest court”: ASU News provides a report that begins, “As U.S. Solicitor General, Paul Clement has argued nearly 50 times before the United States Supreme Court on issues as varied as campaign reform, medical marijuana, the access of disabled people to public buildings, and the military detention of American citizens on American soil. But there’s something that never changes when standing before the highest U.S. court: fear.”

“Supreme Court will rule on Narragansett dispute with Rhode Island”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“State Supreme Court throws out life-without-parole sentence for convicted rapist”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides a news update that begins, “State prosecutors cannot obtain a sentence of life in prison without parole against someone who rapes a child unless they are seeking the death penalty, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Divided court says rape convict can’t receive life without parole.”

You can access today’s 4-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.

“Longtime Pentagon Lawyer Stepping Down”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “The Defense Department’s longest-serving general counsel, who has been criticized for his role in crafting Bush administration policies for detaining and trying suspected terrorists, is resigning to return to private life next month, the Pentagon said Monday. William J. Haynes II was confirmed as general counsel by the Senate in May 2001.”

“No Bark, No Bite: Is the wrong watchdog investigating how the Justice Department came to approve water-boarding?” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Access online the transcripts of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments: The Court has posted the transcripts in both Cuellar v. United States, No. 06-1456, and Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent, No. 06-1498.

Tenth Circuit affirms federal death sentence imposed for a double-murder committed at the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma: Today’s ruling contains a lengthy discussion of the defendant’s challenge to the exercise of federal jurisdiction over the crimes.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Supreme Court to Hear Exxon Spill Case“; “Court Struggles With Pharma Suits“; and “Court Questions Money Laundering Cases.”

“Supreme Court to decide police car search case”: James Vicini of Reuters provides this report.

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Question West Virginia Tobacco Suits.”

“Warner-Lambert v. Kent argument”: Ted Frank has this post at PointofLaw.com.

“Gun Case Argument Schedule is Set”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“A Vote Against Opinions From Evenly Divided Appellate Courts”: Today’s installment of my “On Appeal” column from law.com can be accessed at this link.

“Bush Lobbies for Surveillance Law”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Circuit split — Does the public safety exception to the requirement that Miranda warnings be given apply in the absence of any immediate danger to the police or public: Circuit Judge Raymond W. Gruender has issued an interesting concurring opinion that is part of a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released today.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Court Rules Against Tobacco Companies“; “Court Will Rule on Vehicle Searches“; and “Court Takes Indian Land Case.”

You can access at this link today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today’s Order List contains the following order in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, No. 07-290, the pending Second Amendment challenge to the District of Columbia’s gun laws: “The motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument, and, in the alternative, for enlargement of time for oral argument is denied. The motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.”

Sixth Circuit holds that an Ohio county’s online publication of traffic ticket revealing a woman’s personal identifying information, including the woman’s Social Security number, did not violate the woman’s constitutional right to privacy: You can access today’s ruling at this link. As a result of the county’s online publication of this information, the woman claims that she became the victim of identity theft.

“Court adds three new cases”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“S.C. bar exam: Men who benefited speak out; They comment on ordeal as new test starts today.” This article appears today in The State of Columbia, South Carolina.

“Confirmation Needed: The Senate should allow the Justice Department to fill its No. 2 post.” The Washington Post today contains an editorial that begins, “On its return this week, the Senate should act quickly to confirm Mark R. Filip as deputy attorney general.”

“Scare Tactics and Our Surveillance Bill”: Jay Rockefeller, Patrick Leahy, Silvestre Reyes, and John Conyers have this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Lawsuit Inc.” The Wall Street Journal today contains an editorial that begins, “Should state Attorneys General be able to outsource their legal work to for-profit tort lawyers, who then funnel a share of their winnings back to the AGs?”

“Why Big Law Is Bracing For a Leaner 2008; After Several Flush Years, Revenue Growth May Slow Amid Economic Turmoil”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

In the current issue of The Harvard Law Record: The publication contains articles headlined “Nader Criticizes Corporate Influence at Law Schools; Dean Kagan Responds to Consumer Advocate’s Criticisms” and “Law Review President Talks About Upcoming Volume.”

“Job discrimination cases run into new opposition; Justices signal they may be less willing to broadly interpret laws”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

“Thomas: 2 Years of Court Silence.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Two years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments.”

“O’Connor to receive Byrd service award”: The Winchester (Va.) Star today contains an article that begins, “Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will receive the Virginia Military Institute’s Harry F. Byrd Jr. Class of 1935 Public Service Award on March 26.”

“Did Justice Stevens Pull a Fast One? The Hidden Logic of a Recent Retroactivity Case in the Supreme Court.” Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at FindLaw.